Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take someone to the grave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: take -some-one -to the -grave
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kill someone; to cause someone's death.

Example Sentences

"Two weeks later, cancer took him to the grave."

Inflected Forms

takes someone to the grave (present, singular) taking someone to the grave (participle, present) took someone to the grave (past) taken someone to the grave (participle, past) take someone to their grave (alternative)

Questions

What does take someone to the grave mean?: To kill someone; to cause someone's death.

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